A round-up of other news from around the country.
46 jobs lost in US company in Youghal
Forty-six jobs are to be lost at a research and development company in Youghal, Co Cork, as a US company seeks to shed jobs from its Irish operation.
Artesyn Technologies was acquired by US firm Emerson Network Power in April. The Youghal facility is the headquarters of all Emerson operations.
The Youghal redundancies are being carried out as part of a "global internal restructuring programme." Fifteen people will remain working on site after the redundancies.
A Youghal Chamber of Commerce spokesman said an emergency board meeting would be held and the chamber would be contacting Fianna Fáil constituency TD Michael Ahern.
"There were redundancies a few years back but this really is the closure as such of the plant," the spokesman added.
Attempt to halt manslaughter trial
A man due to go on trial for manslaughter before Limerick Circuit Court today has brought High Court proceedings aimed at halting his prosecution.
At the High Court yesterday, Mr Justice Michael Peart granted an application by Sarah Jane O'Callaghan for Gregory Conway, who is in Limerick Prison, for leave to bring the judicial review proceedings.
It is claimed the delay in bringing the prosecution has prejudiced Mr Conway's right to a fair trial.
Mr Conway is charged with the manslaughter of Denis Quinlan on in September 1991 at Palm Court, Limerick. After he failed to turn up at Limerick Circuit Court in June 1992, a bench warrant was issued but was not executed until last month.
It is contended the prosecution should be halted on a number of grounds, including the fact that one of the investigating detectives involved in the case had died and because the former State pathologist, Prof John Harbison, who had carried out the autopsy on Mr Quinlan, is unable to give evidence.
Mr Conway's memory and recollection of the events in 1991 had also diminished, the court was told.
Shots fired at Limerick home
The home of an elderly Limerick woman was targeted by feuding factions yesterday morning for the second time in recent weeks. At least one shot was fired at an apartment front door at Cornmarket Row at about 2.30am yesterday.
No one was injured in the latest attack on the home of a grandmother of members of a notorious south side criminal gang.
Last month, a training grenade was thrown through a ground-floor window of the same home in what gardaí believe was a feud-related incident.
Babies reburied in Co Mayo
A formal funeral Mass and burial service took place on Sunday evening in St Tiernan's church in Crossmolina, Co Mayo, as part of an interment and prayer service for the burial of babies' remains, found in unconsecrated ground, as a new section of the N59 road was being built in 2002.
The Bishop of Killala, Dr John Fleming, officiated at the ceremonies and was assisted by the local priests.
Up to 60 babies' remains were found at the site in Carrowkeel.